Ille-et-Vilaine

American  

[eel-e-vee-len] / il ɛ viˈlɛn /

noun

1. a department in W France. 2,700 sq. mi. (7,000 sq. km). Rennes.

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Ille-et-Vilaine British  

/ ilevilɛn /

noun

1. a department of NW France, in E Brittany. Capital: Rennes. Pop: 894 625 (2003 est). Area: 6992 sq km (2727 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

FOUG�RES, a town of north-western France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, 30 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

The port of St Malo, the birthplace and the home of Cartier, is situated in the old province of Brittany, in the present department of Ille-et-Vilaine.

From The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier by Wrong, George McKinnon

CANCALE, a fishing port of north-western France in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine on the Bay of Cancale, 9 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

The Brittany of to-day corresponds to the departments of Finist�re, C�tes-du-Nord, Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Loire-Inf�rieure.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Dol is situated in the north of the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, not far from the sea-coast.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis